Ex-Eagle advising Cardinals teammates

TAMPA -- Rod Hood had three tackles as special teams player and situational substitute in the Eagles' backfield in their 2004 season Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots.

And on the Cardinals' roster, that makes him an expert on Super Bowl topics.

“I just told the guys to go out their and enjoy themselves, have a good time and enjoy this moment," Hood said. "At the same time, go out there and execute do their thing, and possibly try to win the game.”

Hood also sees similarities in how Cardinals-Steelers is being perceived and how Eagles-Patriots was perceived in advance.

"It was one of those things where they were definitely the favorites and they were a dominant team," Hood said. "The Patriots had a better record and expected to win, so I think that’s a similarity between them.”